Pipe hanger



April 6, 1926';

1,579,419 7 c. c. TOMKINSON Y PIPE HANGER Filed Oct. 20, 22

. INVENTOR Char/c6 C 1527170215071.

ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 6, 1926 UNITED STATES I A, 1,579,419 PATENT .FO'FFICE.

CHARLES C. TOMKINSON, OF PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR '10 J. EDWARD OGDEN, OF MOUNTAINVILLE, NEW YORK..

PIPE HANGER;

Application and October 20.1922. .Serial nossssnzs'.

F0 all-whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, CHARLES C. TOMKIN- son, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Plainfield, county of Union, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pipe Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to supports and particularly to supports of the type known as pipe hangers used for suspending overhead pipe lines.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a pipe hanger so constructed and arranged as to be adjustable toward or from the ceiling, wall or other fixed support to which it is attachedafter the hanger has been assembled and mounted in position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hanger so constructed that the parts will be securely held in position after they have been adjusted.

Another object of the invention is'to provide a pipe hanger so constructed and arranged that most'of the parts thereof can be formed from. sheet metal stampings thereby providing an inexpensive construction.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pipe hanger having the carrier'for the pipe swiveled to the member on which the carrier is supported.

. Another object of the invention is to pro vide ahanger that can be economically manufactured and easily installed.

Further objects of the invention will appear from the following description'taken in connection with the drawingswhich form a part of this application and in which,

Fig. 1 is an elevational view showing in-end elevation one form of hanger constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the single carrier strap instead of hinged straps as shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the construction shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional View taken substantially on line 4:'4L of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the manner of assembling the carrier, sleeve and connecting member between these parts and Fig. 6 is an elevational view showing the construction of the sleeve. V

The invention briefly described comprises clearly illustrated in Fig. 5.

a carrier, a sleeve and means for connecting the carrier to thesleeve, the sleeve bemg swiveled in the connecting means. In the particular form of the invention shown the connecting means is 'secured in position by bifurcated end portions of the carrier'strap'. Further details of the invention will appear from the following description.

The carrier may consist of a single strap H 10 as showninFig. 2 or a pair of straps 11 and 12 connected by "a hinge joint .13 as shown in Fig. Q

The hanger comprises a carrier, a sleeve member 14.- "and means"comprisinga pairjof complementary clips or I members 15 for securing the carrier to the sleeve 14. In the particular embodiment of the invention illustrated-the sleeve-1 L has formed thereon a pair ofspaced annular flanges 16 forming between them an annular groove 17. The

members 15 as clearly shown in Fig.' 4 have formed lnterme'diatc their ends curved portions '18 adapted'toseat'in the groove 17 and at each side 'of'thecurved portion each of the members 15*has formed thereon a laterally extending pocket? 19. When the members are assembled on the sleeve the pockets 19 at corresponding ends of the members are disposed in alinement or in' registration with each other-and are adapted to receive substantially vertically extending portions 20 of the carrier strap or straps.

The ends of the carrier are slotted as shown at21 and the bifurcated parts thus formed are bent over to embrace outwardly extending lugs 22 formed on the members 15.

The upper end of the sleeve 14 is hexagonal or provided with fiat sides to facilitate the use of a wrench or other tool on the sleeve. A lock nut 23 may be threaded on the supporting rod or bolt 24 for locking the sleeve in adjusted position. 1

The manner of assembling the parts is The carrier is first placed around the pipe and the sleeve 1A is placed between the ends of the carrier. The members 15 are then assembled in the carrier groove 17 of the sleeve and the carrier ends are disposed in the pockets 19.

The sleeve and members 15 are then raisedv with reference to the carrier positioning the lugs 22 in the bifurcated ends 21 "of" the carrier.

It will be noted that the construction just described provides a swivel connection between the sleeve and the carrier and that the hanger may be adjusted on the rod 24 by loosening the nut 23 and rotating the sleeve 14.

It Will thus be seen that a simple, practical and inexpensive device hasbeen designed and that the construction described Will etfectively perform the desired function.

Although certain specific embodimentsof the invention have been particularly illustrated and described, it will be understood that the invention is capable of further modification and that further changes in the construction and in the arrangement of the various cooperating parts may be made with out departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as expressed in the following claims.

What I claim is 1-. A, pipe hanger comprising a carrier, a sleeve having a groove therein, a pair of clips seated in said groove and engageable with the ends of the carrier, said carrier ends having portions engaging the ends of the clips and securing the clips against separation. a

2. A pipe hanger comprising a carrier, a sleeve having an annular grove therein, a pair of complementary members adapted to seat in said groo-ve'and embrace the sleeve and means on the ends of the carrier for engaging sa-id complementary members and retaining said: members in position in said groove and against separation.

3. A- pipe hanger comprising carrier, a sleeve, means including a pair of separable members engageable Withthe sleeve and carrier for connecting the sleeve and carrier, and means on the carrier for securing the members against separation said sleeve being swiveled in said members:

4. A pipe l'i'an'ger comprising a carrier having a loop for supporting a pipe and having two ends, a sleeve and means including a pair of separable members engageable with the sleeve and embracing the ends of the carrier tor securing the sleeve tothe carrier.

5. A pipe hanger comprising a: carrier, a sleeve, means including apair of separable members engageable with the sleeve and carrier for connecting the sleeve and carrier, and means including bifurcated ends on the carrier for securing the members against separation.

6. A pipe hanger comprising a carrier strap, a sleeve having an annular groove therein and means including a pair of separable members seated in the sleeve groove and engaged by the strap ends for connecting the carrier strap to the sleeve.

7. A pipe han er comprising acarrier having a loop for supporting a pipe and having two ends, a sleeve, means including a pair of members engageable with the sleeve and embracing the ends of the carrier for secnrii-ig the sleeve to the carrier, and means torn \l on the ends of the carrier for securing said pair of members against separation.

in Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of October, 1922.

CHARLES C. TOMKINSON. 

